Edward G. Coleman Jr., a father of three from East Orange, died hours after his car was struck by Ophilien's vehicle on July 18, 2015.

Superior Court Judge Stuart Peim cited Ophilien's prior drug conviction while sentencing him to 20 years in state prison. Ophilien was on probation at the time of the crash.

Elizabeth police officers were responding to an altercation at Allstar Nightclub on 3rd Street about 2:30 a.m., when they saw Ophilien's pickup truck speed through a red light, authorities said.

The officers briefly pursued the pickup and heard a loud crash on an overpass ramp, authorities said. Ophilien, who had a .45-caliber handgun, climbed out of the wrecked pickup and jumped from the overpass to the roadway below before being arrested.